I realized recently that my relationship with the Bible is changing. That revelation scared me. In the formative years of my evangelical faith, I was taught to think of Jesus as my boyfriend. “Quiet times” were my dates with my boyfriend, Jesus. They were the most basic component of my evangelical Christian discipleship; incorporating […]
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The Pursuit of Liberation for All
On November 7, 2019, I sat down with staff in my Members of Congress offices in Washington D.C. and said, “I’m done. I’m done with the supposed safety and freedom of my cisgender, heterosexual, white, U.S. Citizen, woman of Christian faith self being used to prevent the flourishing of all other people.” How did I […]
Larycia Hawkins and Linda Midgett: Embodied Solidarity and #SameGodFilm
Advent is about God’s embodied solidarity with humanity. In December 2015 Dr. Larycia Hawkins, political science prof at Wheaton College in Illinois placed a hijab on her head, took a picture and posted a message on Facebook in solidarity with Muslim women who were being targeted and forced to take off their hijabs in public […]
Ruth Anna Buffalo and the Stories the Land Tells
This month on Freedom Road Podcast join host, Lisa Sharon Harper, and special guest State Representative Ruth Anna Buffalo, the first Native American woman Democrat elected to North Dakota’s State Assembly. In honor of Native American History Month, the two share lessons from their recent pilgrimage through the stories of Buffalo’s people–the Mandan, Hidatsa and […]
#FamilyFaithFuture
2019 marked the 400th year since Africans first stepped foot on North American shores. Antony and Isabela (their given slave names) were brought from Angola aboard a Portuguese slave ship bound for Mexico. The White Lion, an English warship, pirated the Portuguese ship and stole its human cargo. The first “20 and odd” Africans brought […]
